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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Which brought thee out of the land of Aegipt, out of the house of bondage.
NOW he proves himself to be their God, because he had done so wonderful things for them, from their marvellous deliverance, that though Pharaoh and all Egypt was against them, though the Sea and the wilderness resisted, and which was worst of all, their own unbelief: yet God brake through all, and set them free. Hence this doctrine is gathered. That whatsoever misery Gods children be in, yet God vvill deliver them: For this is not written for them but for us.
NOW hee proues himselfe to be their God, because hee had done so wonderfull things for them, from their merueilous deliuerance, that though Pharaoh and all Aegipt was against them, though the Sea and the wildernesse resisted, and which was worst of all, their owne vnbeleefe: yet God brake through all, and set them free. Hence this doctrine is gathered. That whatsoeuer misery Gods children be in, yet God vvill deliuer them: For this is not written for them but for vs.
They were under a long and strong affliction, for four hundred years space, almost under a tyrant, that whipped their bodies and scourged them, and put them to labour above their strength, and which was a most intolerable vexation, made the parents drown their own children: None ever entreated any so spitefully as they were used, yet we see god delivered them. So in the Psalm he saith, Many be the troubles of the righteous, who shall deliver them: not their wealth and money, for of that they are bare enough often times, nor friends, for sometimes they have none, nor strength, for they be weakened oft, and brought low enough. But God will deliver them, let one get righteousness and faith, and the spirit of prayer, though they were in an iron furnace under Pharaoh's tyranny, in an house of bondage: let them but cry, and from thence God will deliver them. So in Hesters time, a wonderful affliction it was that the day of execution was appointed, when all the godly should be put to sword, not one servant of God should be left alive. But now when they could cry unto God, and had none else to go unto but him, and him they would go unto, and trust upon him, knowing that he could help them if he would, and would also for his promise sake deliver them. Then we see the day that was appointed to their sorrow, turned to their joy; that which was thought to bring destruction upon them, brought destruction upon their enemies; and the day of their